Pay It Forward: Helping out on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation
A Warm Springs registered nurse gets the $500 this month. Marc Mason is part of a team on the front line of fighting COVID, answering questions and…
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Pay It Forward: Bethlehem Inn volunteer and board member wins
Howard Friedman plans to pay the $500 forward to the new Redmond…
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Pay It Forward: A big check for a La Pine preschool
Rising Stars Preschool nearly didn’t make it, due to the pandemic. But the community refused to let it go…
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Pay It Forward: It’s more than blankets, it’s Heartwarmers
A local group, Heartwarmers, gets $500 for this month’s Pay It Forward. They make blankets, teddy bears, and even pet toys for those in…
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Pay It Forward: Lines for Life helps prevent teen suicide
The nonprofit Lines for Life wins the March Pay It Forward award, and gets $500 to further its suicide prevention…
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Pay It Forward: Money is available to worthy Central Oregonians
You can help by nominating a deserving person. It’s easy. Just look for the “Play” tab on our…
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Pay It Forward: Redmond Spirit Foundation
This month’s winner helps the entire community of Redmond…
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Pay It Forward: Bend woman brings Joy to many children
Joy Christiansen of “Choose Joy” is the January winner of Pay It…
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Pay It Forward: Helping Santa…in Sisters…with Cycles
Casey Meudt of Blazin Saddles Bicycle Shop in Sisters spends most of his Decembers donating used, refurbished bikes to kids. And thanks to some great…
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Pay It Forward: La Pine American Legion Post gets recognition
Despite COVID-19, volunteers served 300+ residents Thanksgiving meals — and Mid Oregon Credit Union also gave a sizable sum to the La Pine Christmas…
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Pay It Forward, and One Class at a Time
We double up for the Boys and Girls Club of…
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Pay it Forward: La Pine man keeps wheels rolling for those in need
This month, the Pay it Forward $500 goes to Jason Decker, a La Pine man whose mobile vehicle repair business, ‘God’s Grease Monkey,’ repairs and…
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Pay it Forward: Jane Boubel helps families in need
This month’s $500 goes to Jane Boubel, who is active in several organizations, especially ‘Up Close and Personal,” a charity that works to stabilize…
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Pay It Forward: A Jefferson County treasure gets rewarded
Naturally, Andrea Brown, the Madras area supervisor for McDonald’s, who fed 100s in the wake of a recent damaging storm that hit Culver and Metolius,…
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Pay It Forward: Saving animals…saving humans!
Dr. Shalet Abraham is an emergency veterinarian who also makes face masks for her friends and…
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Pay It Forward: Sisters HS School Flight Science class
The Flight Science class at Sisters High School is really taking off, thanks to Sheryl Yeager, this month’s Pay it Forward $500 recipient.…
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Pay It Forward: Beulah’s Place
Andi Buerger is getting ready to open a new facility for at-risk teens in Redmond, and being this month’s $500 recipient will help make that…
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Pay it Forward: ‘Top Shelf Elf’ for Toys for Tots
This month’s Pay it Forward $500 winner is Mark Wirges, the ‘top shelf elf’ at the Marine Corps League’s Toys for Tots in Bend, which received and…
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Pay It Forward: Hats for little ones!
Christen Cooper’s hobby has turned into a blessing for many families, as she knits and donates baby hats to the St. Charles Birthing Center.…
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Pay it Forward: St. Francis 2nd-grader sets fine example
October’s Pay it Forward $500 prize goes to St. Francis of Assisi second-grader Emily Johnson for her own selfless “pay it forward” act of giving…
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